Released on: June 6, 2008, 4:34 am

Press Release Author: Dr BR Natarajan

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: There are only a handful of universities in India today which
evoke a high level of passion among alumni and at BITS Pilani the Passion Quotient
PQ is indeed the highest among alumni.

Press Release Body: More than 30,000 alumni of BITS Pilani around the world
celebrated as Rajasthan Royals took home the IPL cup in a nail biting finish.
Besides
the scene of action, ex-students of the premier engineering and science institution
rallied for their team across living rooms, cricket websites
and messenger chats. For Chennai born Kaushik Subramanian who now lives and works in
San Jose, California, the final match was a tussle between his heart and the mind,
\"My brain told me to root for Chennai Super Kings because I was born there, but my
heart was rooting for Rajasthan Royals because of the four wonderful years I spent
at BITS Pilani\".

Earlier this season, BITSAA (BITS Pilani Alumni Association) International Inc
signed up an exciting partnership with Rajasthan Royals for closer association,
discounted tickets and special offers while instantly adding all BITSians around the
world to the team\'s fan base. The benefits of this alliance were also made available
to the current students and faculty at the BITS Pilani campuses.

Widely known to have one of the best networked alumni networks of any Indian
institution, the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) is located about
200 kms north of Jaipur at Pilani. This partnership created the first international
fan base of an IPL team and gave BITSians outside India a wonderful opportunity to
come together, watch their favorite game and root for their home team - the
Rajasthan Royals.

On inking the deal with BITSAA International, Manoj Badale, Chairman of the
Rajasthan Royals said, "We are extremely excited about this partnership. BITS-ians
worldwide are a fine representation of India, highly educated, well settled and
truly global citizens, yet deeply connected by a certain bond they share.

Chairman of BITSAA International Proud to be a BITSian Professor S.P.Kothari,
currently Deputy Dean at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology USA who gave the clarion call 'Go Royals' expressed joy at Sunday\'s win.
Ashish Garg, CEO, BITSAA International, on behalf of the alumni, extended
congratulations to the Rajasthan Royals team, Chairman Manoj Badale, Vice Chairman
Ravi Krishnan and CEO Fraser Castelino.

About BITS Pilani and BITSAA International: One among the top ranking universities
in India today, Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani which has
the reputation of pioneering the online examinations for admissions through the
pathbreaking BITSAT and setting a benchmark in industry university collaborations
offers degrees in various disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and
in the short future at Hyderabad campus apart from an array of work integrated
learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates. The alumni of
the Institute are spread across the globe from Australia to America.

BITSAA International Inc. is a not-for-profit company registered in New Jersey, and
its primary purpose is to engage in charitable and educational activities by raising
funds for setting up endowments, creating scholarships, rewarding teaching &
research and generally promoting the development of resources at Birla Institute of
Technology & Science at Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad & Dubai campuses. BITSAA
International also aims to strengthen the ties, friendship and communications
amongst former students, current students, faculty and friends of the Institute.
BITSAA International provides a number of channels for people to stay connected with
each other and the alma mater.

Web Site: http://www.bitsaa.org

Contact Details: Dr BR Natarajan, Professor & Vice President BITSAA BITS Pilani
(Rajaathan) 333031 India Phone 91-1596-242210 Fax 91-1596-244183 Email:
brnt@bits-pilani.ac.in Website BITS Pilani: http://www.bits-pilani.ac.in Website
BITSAA International: http://www.bitsaa.org